Σωφηνή
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Probably of Urartian origin. Compare the Armenian name: Ծոփք (Copʻkʻ).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /sɔː.pʰɛː.nɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /so.pʰe̝ˈne̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /so.ɸiˈni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /so.fiˈni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /so.fiˈni/
Proper noun
Σωφηνή • (Sōphēnḗ) f (genitive Σωφηνῆς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Σωφηνή hē Sōphēnḗ | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Σωφηνῆς tês Sōphēnês | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Σωφηνῇ têi Sōphēnêi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Σωφηνήν tḕn Sōphēnḗn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Σωφηνή Sōphēnḗ | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Σωφηνοί (Sōphēnoí)
Descendants
- → Latin: Sōphēnē
Further reading
- Σωφηνή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette